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MECH 200 - CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICS Credits: 3 Explication of the fundamental laws of classical thermodynamics and deductions from them. Includes applications with particular attention to pure substances. Required for mechanical engineering majors. Recommended Pre-requisites: PHYS 101 and PHYS 102. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 211 - ENGINEERING MECHANICS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mech211 The study equilibrium of static systems, the dynamics of a particle and particle systems, and rigid-body dynamics. Required for mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering majors. Cross-list: CEVE 211. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 299 - CURRENT TOPICS Credits: 3 Designed for undergraduate mechanical engineering students. Lectures in areas of current interest in mechanical engineering. Topics may vary from term to term. Please consult with the department for additional information. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 308 - SENIOR DESIGN JUNIOR OBSERVERS Credits: 1 College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 311 - MECHANICS OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES Credits: 3 Analysis of stress and the deformation of solids with applications to beams, circular shafts, and columns. Required for mechanical engineering majors. Cross-list: CEVE 311. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 314 - MECHANICS AND SPORTS Credits: 3 Athletic performance is greatly influenced by basic laws of mechanics. The motion of projectiles (including the Magnus effect) has broad application, as does the mechanics of impact. Other important topics include biomechanics of human performance, limits and records, development of optimal strategies and design of regulation of sports equipment. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 534. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 331 - JUNIOR LABORATORY I Credits: 1 Instruction in static and impact testing of engineering materials. Includes beam deflection and shear center experiments, as well as the application and testing of strain gauges. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 332 - JUNIOR LABORATORY II Credits: 1 Instruction in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Students work in groups and perform classic experiments in fluid flow with emphasis on boundary-layer theory, flow separation, laminar to turbulent transition, and Bernoulli equation. This laboratory course provides experimental support to MECH 371. Required course for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. See on-line registration for sections. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 340 - INDUSTRIAL PROCESS LAB Credits: 1 Practical experience in, and observation of, selected industrial processes. Must sign up in department office at the beginning of registration for sections; each section is limited to 8 students. Open only to mechanical engineering majors. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. Final registration confirmed after the first week's organizational meeting. Meeting announcements posted in the MEMS department. Instructor permission required College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 343 - MODELING OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS Credits: 4 Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mech343 Energy-based modeling of dynamic systems. The focus of the course will be mechanical systems and electrical circuits, but will also involve fluid, thermal and other domains. Various techniques such as signal flow graphs and Bond Graphs will be introduced. Modeling and simulation of systems via MATLAB, and an introduction to systems theory. Includes laboratory assignments. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. Recommended co or prerequisite(s): CAAM 335. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 371 - FLUID MECHANICS I Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.mems.rice.edu/TAFSM/MECH371 Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics. Includes the development of the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics and their application to problems of engineering interest. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. Cross-list: CEVE 371. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 373 - ACOUSTICS Credits: 3 Basics of technical acoustics, including generation, propagation, reception and reproduction of sound, speech and hearing, musical and architectural acoustics, and noise control. Offered alternate years. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 380 - INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL EFFECTS IN TISSUES Credits: 3 Development of a general background in physiology and in advanced mechanics for applications in medicine. Includes bone mechanics in remodeling, cartilage and ligament mechanics, and muscle mechanics, as well as an on paper design project on a subject selected by students. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 383 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES Credits: 3 Review of basic sensors, measurement principles and analog electronics using operational amplifiers. Includes design problems using operational amplifier circuits (e.g. instrumentation and isolation amplifiers, comparators, timer circuits). Introduction to development of virtual instruments (VIs) using LabView. Discussion of micro and macro-biopotential electrodes, cell cytometry, the measurement of blood pressure, blood flow, and heart sounds, temperature, and the principles of electrical safety (e.g. micro and macro-shock hazards in the clinical environment). Includes discussion of pulmonary instrumentation and medical applications of ultrasound. Two lab exercises and a term project required. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 400 - ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mech400 Advanced topics in solid mechanics and strength of materials including energy methods, principle of virtual work, pressure vessels, beam vibrations, sound waves in solids, buckling, aspects of elasticity theory and fracture mechanics with application to the design of reliable structures. Cross-list: CEVE 400, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 500. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 401 - MECHANICAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mech401/ Brief review of solid mechanics with introduction to failure theories and fatigue analysis. The principles of mechanics are applied to the design of machine elements. A semester design project requires using the analysis tools learned in the course. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 403 - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mech403/ Investigation of the integration of the computer into the area of mechanical design. Includes such subjects as optimization, finite element, analysis, and commercial software. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 503. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 404 - MECHANICAL DESIGN PROJECT Credits: 4 Project based course for group or individual design projects relating to mechanical engineering topics. Instructor permission required College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 407 - CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT I Credits: 4 An interdisciplinary capstone design experience in mechanical engineering. This course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses to the solution of a realistic engineering problem. Teams of students will specify, design, and build a system to meet a prescribed set of requirements. The topics covered in this course will include design methodology, effective teamwork, project management, documentation, and presentation skills. Must complete MECH 408 to receive credit for MECH 407. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 408 - CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT II Credits: 3 An interdisciplinary capstone design experience in mechanical engineering. This course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses to the solution of a realistic engineering problem. Teams of students will specify, design, and build a system to meet a prescribed set of requirements. The topics covered in this course will include design methodology, effective teamwork, project management, documentation, and presentation skills. Must complete MECH 408 to receive credit for MECH 407. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 411 - DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mech411 The application of the principles of kinematics, dynamics and systems and control theory to the design and analysis of controlled mechanical systems. Kinematics and Newtonian dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, elements of analytical dynamics, system analysis, stability, and simulation of dynamical behavior, control of mechanical systems. Demonstrations and laboratory examples. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 501. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 412 - VIBRATIONS Credits: 3 Analysis of discrete and continuous linear vibrating systems, with emphasis on multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Includes approximate methods. Coverage of statistics (e.g. Gaussian and other distributions; and power spectra) as a foundation for random vibrations analysis. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 502. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 417 - FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS Credits: 3 An introduction to finite element analysis by Galerkin's method and the method of least squares as applied to both ordinary and partial differential equations common in engineering applications. Element interpolations, numerical integration, computational considerations for efficient solution and post-processing methods. Application of the commercial codes to ANSYS and Cosmosworks. Cross-list: CEVE 417, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 517. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 420 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTROL SYSTEMS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mech420 Linear systems and the fundamental principles of classical feedback control, state variable analysis of linear dynamic systems, stability of linear control systems, time-domain analysis and control of linear systems, root-locus analysis and design and pole-zero synthesis, frequency domain techniques for the analysis and design of control systems. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. Cross-list: ELEC 436. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 427 - MATRIX METHODS IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS Credits: 3 Introduction to matrix structural analysis, trusses, beams, frames. Use of computer programs for structural analysis of Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Structures. Cross-list: CEVE 427. College: School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
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